FIRST WOMEN’S TEST

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 18 February 1935, Page 3

FIRST WOMEN’S TEST

; NEW ZEALAND COLLAPSE l I ENGLAND COMPILE BIG SCORE TWO CENTURIES (By Telegraph—Press Association} CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. In llie lii'st 'lest match played bv ihc women cricketers in the Dominion. New Zealand’s representatives fared badly against England on Saturday. They had first u.se of a. perfect wicket, blit in 78 minutes play the side was dismissed foi 44 runs. During the ' remainder of the day the English players hit 430 runs for the loss of only four wickets. Miss Snowball and Miss Hide scoring centuries. Scores: NEW ZEALAND First Innings H. Buck, c Spear, b Maclagan 0 M. Marks, c Spear, b Maclagan ... 2 1 . Savin, b Maclagn 3 M. Cosby, hit wicket, b Taylor ... .1; R. Symonds, run out '5 M. Bishop, c Snowball, b Taylor ... I) A. Ell, st Snowball, b Maclagan ... ; I P. Taylor, b Taylor 3, M. Hollis, c Liebert, b Spear ... 24. H. Miller, c Snowball, h Maclagan ,0

M. Browne, not out 0 Extras 5 Total 44 Bowling: M. Mac-lagan, five for 22; M. Taylor, three for 6. ENGLAND First Innings Maclrgan, e Symons, b Miller ... 26 Snowball, c Bishop, b Symons ••• 189 Hide, c sub, b Hollis 110 Child, not out 62 Partridge., e Bishop, b Symonds ... 6 A rebelale, not out. 27 Extras 10 Total for four wickets 430 TODAY’S PLAY CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. To-day England declared with five wickets down for 503 runs. Miss Child made 86 and hit five fours. New Zealand opened again with. Miss M. Marks and H. Buck against the' bowling of Misses MacLagan and M. Taylor. Scores :

ENGLAND First Innings M. MacLagen, c Symons, b Miller 26 E. A. Snowball, c Bishop, b Symons 189 M. Hide, c Symons, b Hollis HO F. M. Child, not out 06 Partridge, c Bishop, b Symons 6 J. E. Partridge, c Bishop, b Symons 6 E. Archdale, c Brown, b Taylor ... . 27 M. Richards, not out 48 Extras H Total for five wickets 503 Miss Buck had made 14 when she was struck by a rising ball from Miss MacLagan and had to go off. Miss P. Gavin went in next and started brightly. New Zealand were showing more confidence, and the score mounted. Miss J. E. Partridge’s high fliglied slows had the batswomen puzzled for a start, but by luncheon, the score was 33 for one wicket. Marks, not out 3 11. .Buck, retired hurt 14 P. Gavin, not out 15 Extras 1

SHEFFIELD SHIELD QUEENSLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright} BRISBANE. 17th February. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match Qupeensland in the first innings made 261 runs (Levy 27. Sides 68, Ilensen 63, Tallon 40). Theak took two wickets for 74 runs, Chilvers four for 68, White two for 33. New South Wales in the second innings lost three wickets for 146 runs (Marks not out 57. Robinson not out 52).

AN INTERESTING MATCH

ADELAIDE. 17th February

In the Sheffield Shield match Victoria in the -first innings made 200 runs. South Australia in the second innings lost three for 173 (V. Richardson 58, L onergan not .out 59. Moyle not out 45). The game is in an interesting position due to both States having scored '2OO in the first innings.